“For a movie about a woman fighting a giant creature on an airplane during World War II, Shadow in the Cloud is surprisingly complex. It’s basically two movies; one is a claustrophobic, paranoid thriller with a character in a single location under intense distress, the second a swashbuckling adventure film that gives Indiana Jones and Spider-Man a run for their money.” Read more at Gizmodo. Reports of The Mandalorian Season 3 suggest that we may see more of Pedro Pascal’s face than in Season 2. Read more at The Mary Sue. As the world debates Trump’s last flurry of presidential pardons, let’s take a look back at some controversial presidential pardons in history. “Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution grants the President the ‘power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States.’ With a stroke of their pen, the person in charge can make legal trouble disappear. As one might expect, this practice can be a bit controversial, so presidents as far back as George Washington have waited until their final days in office to sign pardons.” Read more at Mental Floss. A new COVID-19 study is suggesting that the coronavirus could have a negative effect on male fertility. Read more at Inverse. In hopes of cutting back user scrolling and searching, Netflix is introducing the Shuffle Play feature to its platform. “As Netflix’s library of original TV shows and movies continues to expand, the technology side of the company has focused more on ways to cut back on the scrolling and the searching that comes with attempting to find the next thing to watch. The streaming service’s latest feature, Shuffle Play, hopes to provide a solution to this problem by introducing a little randomness into the Netflix experience.” Read more at Thrillist. TikTok is testing out a new Q&A feature in hopes of better facilitating creator-fan interactions. Read more at PCMag.
